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Supreme Court wrestles with how political is too political in Maryland redistricting case

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in a Maryland redistricting case that has the potential to reshape how congressional boundaries are drawn nationwide.

By John Fritze

Mar 28, 2018

• Politics

Documents shed new light on redistricting as Maryland map heads to Supreme Court

When Maryland Democrats redrew the state’s congressional districts in 2011, officials set up the commission charged with crafting the maps to avoid the state’s open meetings law, according to a cache of documents from the time reviewed by The Baltimore Sun.

By John Fritze

Mar 26, 2018

• Politics

Maryland argues Republicans not harmed in redistricting case

Attorney General Brian E. Frosh asked a federal court Friday to dismiss a lawsuit that claims state lawmakers violated Republicans' constitutional rights when they redrew Maryland's congressional boundaries six years ago.

By John Fritze

Jun 30, 2017

• News

Redistricting case undercuts argument on I-270 corridor

When state Democrats unveiled their proposed congressional districts in 2011, one of the central justifications for the squirrely lines in Western Maryland was a need to "maintain" the Interstate 270 corridor.

By John Fritze

Jun 3, 2017

• Politics

Lawsuit forces Maryland Democrats to acknowledge the obvious: Redistricting was motivated by politics

Maryland's convoluted congressional districts were drawn with an eye toward ousting a Republican incumbent and replacing him with a Democrat, former Gov. Martin O'Malley acknowledged as part of a high-profile legal challenge to the maps winding its way through federal court.

By John Fritze

Jun 1, 2017

• Politics

Maryland Democrats begin to line up for competitive congressional district — just in case

Democratic Rep. John Delaney's deliberation over whether to run for governor next year has created a political free-for-all in the state's westernmost congressional district, with a half dozen prominent Democrats expressing interest in his seat.

By John Fritze

May 8, 2017

• Politics

House Majority Leader Frick raising money for congressional bid

Maryland House Majority Leader C. William "Bill" Frick is raising money to run for Congress in 2018, anticipating fellow Democrat Rep. John Delaney may vacate

By Erin Cox

Apr 17, 2017

• Maryland

Supreme Court hears Maryland redistricting case

Maryland's convoluted congressional districts were once again before the Supreme Court on Wednesday as an attorney for a longtime critic of the maps questioned the constitutionality of the 2011 redistricting as well as the process federal courts have used to review it.

By John Fritze

Nov 4, 2015

• Maryland

Supreme Court case based in Md. could have wide impact

A Bethesda man's little noticed 2013 lawsuit over Maryland's convoluted congressional districts, which already were approved by voters and upheld — twice — by a federal court, is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, where it has the potential to not only change how redistricting cases are heard but also to open up a new line of constitutional attack against political gerrymandering.

By John Fritze

Sep 6, 2015

• Opinion

O'Malley's alternative to Hillary Clinton

O'Malley's alternative to Hillary Clinton

• Politics

Mikulski departure creates trickle-down competition in Md.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski's decision to retire in 2016 has thrust Maryland into an unexpected contest for that coveted seat and could put several House districts in play for the first time in more than a decade.

By John Fritze

Mar 3, 2015

• Politics

Bongino concedes 6th District race to Delaney

Republican Dan Bongino conceded in Maryland's westernmost House district on Friday, handing incumbent Democratic Rep. John Delaney a victory in the unexpectedly close contest.

By John Fritze

Nov 7, 2014

• Politics

Delaney lead grows after first day of absentee counts

Democratic Rep. John Delaney's lead in Maryland's 6th Congressional District grew slightly on Thursday after the first day of absentee ballot counting -- an outcome that prompted the Associated Press to declare him the winner of the unexpectedly close contest.

• Politics

Delaney, Bongino locked in tight Western Maryland race

Rep. John Delaney, whose race for Maryland's westernmost House seat was among the closest in the nation, declared victory Wednesday, though his Republican challenger was not ready to concede.

By John Fritze

Nov 5, 2014

• Politics

Delaney donates $800K to his campaign

WASHINGTON -- Rep. John Delaney, the first-term lawmaker in Maryland's 6th Congressional District, made an $800,000 contribution to his campaign late last month, records filed over the weekend with the Federal Election Commission show.

By John Fritze

Nov 3, 2014

• Politics

Sixth District is state's most pricey House race

Republican Dan Bongino, the former Secret Service agent running in Maryland's 6th Congressional District, raised more than $530,000 since July, significantly exceeding his past fundraising and nearly matching the incumbent's haul, campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show.

• Politics

Delaney runs new ad in Sixth District

Democratic Rep. John Delaney is airing the first general election television ad in his bid for a second term, focusing on a bipartisan infrastructure bill that has become his signature legislative effort, campaign aides said Wednesday.

• Politics

'Gerrymander meander' highlights twisted district

The irregular shape of Maryland's 3rd Congressional District has been compared to a Rorschach test, and a crime scene blood spatter spread across Central Maryland. The New Republic called it "America's Most Gerrymandered Congressional District"; Roll Call said its boundaries frame a "Pinwheel of Death."

• Politics

Congressional incumbents enjoy strong support primary

Maryland's congressional delegation was expected to coast to victory in Tuesday's primary, leaving Democrats positioned to dominate the state's House seats even in a year that's shaping up to be promising for the GOP nationally.

• Politics

Delaney airs ad to tout infrastructure bill

He won't face a challenge in next week's primary election, but Rep. John Delaney nevertheless began running television advertisements on Wednesday to tout an infrastructure bill.

• Politics

Rep. Delaney fuels speculation he will run for governor

Rep. John Delaney, the Potomac Democrat who has emerged as a leading critic of Maryland's troubled health exchange, is fueling speculation that he is interested in running for governor — a move observers said could shake up the state's premier political contest this year.

• Politics

Bongino captures national attention as he runs uphill in Md.

Dan Bongino launched his first campaign for office on a laptop computer in his dining room. His wife, alone at his side, was the only other person he was sure would vote for him.

• Politics

Conservatives chafe as Van Hollen embraces new territory in Carroll

• Politics

Delaney stumps for fellow Dem in Iowa

Rep. John Delaney, the first-term congressman from Potomac, visited the early presidential primary state Thursday on behalf of Jim Mowrer, a Democrat hoping to unseat six-term incumbent Republican Rep. Steve King in the state's 4th Congressional District, according to the Sioux City Journal.

• Politics and Government

Delaney charts his own path

Seven months into his first term, Rep. John Delaney of Maryland is charting a centrist course in a Congress bitterly divided by partisan politics. The effort, observers say, could be crucial in determining whether the Democrat will win re-election in 2014.

• Politics

6th District GOP candidate calls for campaign spending limit

A 28-year-old Marine veteran who announced this week he is running in Maryland's 6th Congressional District is calling on the well-financed Democratic incumbent in that district to limit campaign spending to $500,000.

• Politics

One Republican calls it quits, another jumps in

Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent turned Republican activist, set his sights Tuesday on taking back Maryland's 6th District congressional seat for the GOP. But state Sen. Nancy Jacobs, one of the state's longest-serving Republican lawmakers, said she will not seek re-election in 2014, adding to the attrition of the GOP's small band of senators.

• Politics

Bongino says he's '95 percent' certain on 6th District

• Politics

Delaney looks to infrastructure funding in first bill

Maryland's newest member of the House of Representatives introduced his first bill on Wednesday, a new infrastructure funding proposal that has won bipartisan support in an otherwise divided Congress.

• Politics

Harris appointed to House Appropriations

Baltimore County Republican Rep. Andy Harris was appointed to serve on the powerful House Appropriations Committee on Thursday, giving the state another voice in how federal dollars are spent.

• Politics and Government

Delaney, state's newest congressman, starts term

WASHINGTON — Maryland's newest member of the House of Representatives, Democrat John Delaney, was sworn into office Thursday amid a flurry of symbolism and celebration but also apprehension over issues left unresolved by the last Congress.

• Politics

Delaney hires chief, Hill staff

WASHINGTON -- The newest member of Maryland's congressional delegation has hired two Capitol Hill veterans to run his office while retaining two members of his campaign staff in key positions.

• Politics and Government

Delaney hires chief, Hill staff

The newest member of Maryland's congressional delegation has hired two Capitol Hill veterans to lead his office while retaining two members of his campaign staff in key positions.

• Politics

Doug Duncan tells supporters he's in for MoCo race

Former Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan is preparing to run for his old job in 2014, potentially setting up a high-stakes political battle in Maryland's largest county.

• Politics

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's career in Congress comes to a close

WASHINGTON — Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett began his unsuccessful campaign for another term with an unusual meeting: A one-on-one chat over dinner with his Democratic rival.

• Politics

Issues for state hang in balance after Obama's election

A host of advocates for Maryland interests — from the Chesapeake Bay to the defense industry — are anxiously watching whether the election will change the political dynamic in Congress despite early indications that it probably won't.

• Crime

RESULTS: Md. votes for gay marriage, gambling and Dream Act

• Politics

Students celebrate approval of Maryland Dream Act

The Dreamers — students brought to the United States illegally as children, who now want to pursue higher education here — gathered at a Mexican restaurant in Fells Point Tuesday evening and ended up celebrating approval of the Maryland Dream Act

• Politics

Delaney defeats Bartlett in the 6th District

Republican Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, who has represented Maryland's 6th District for nearly two decades, lost his bid for an 11th term Tuesday to a Democratic businessman who cast the closely watched race as a battle of different economic visions for the country.

• Politics

Now, the voters decide key races, ballot questions

After months of being bombarded by slick advertising, celebrity endorsements and candidate pleas, it is Maryland voters who will turn out to the polls today — in large numbers, according to one estimate — to have the final word.

• Crime

Election results test

• Politics and Government

Searching for votes on a football Sunday

Candidates for office and advocates for some of Maryland's hard-fought ballot questions hit the streets Sunday in a final bid to drum up votes in Tuesday's election.

• Elections

Now, it's all about turnout

With just two days left until polls open on Election Day, all sides of Maryland's fiercely contested ballot questions are turning to their final task: getting their supporters into the voting booth.

• Politics

Lopsided races: Most Maryland congressional reps face little competition

Despite well-known challengers and widespread dissatisfaction with Washington, most of Maryland's incumbents in the House of Representatives appear to be cruising to reelection — a result of convoluted congressional districts and large Democratic majorities in most parts of the state.

• Elections

It's robocall season for voters

All over the state, Marylanders have been receiving robocalls from celebrities and elected officials delivering campaign messages.

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Congressional candidate profiles

• Politics

Clinton records call for Delaney

Democrat John Delaney, running for Congress in Maryland's competitive 6th District, began using a robo-call Thursday that features former President Bill Clinton.

• Elections

Bartlett, Delaney in dead heat for 6th district

In a nationally watched contest, longtime Republican Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett and Democrat John Delaney are running neck and neck in the race to represent Western Maryland's 6th congressional district, a new poll shows.

• Politics and Government

Delaney, aided by Clinton, widens funding lead over Bartlett

Democratic challenger John Delaney outraised longtime Republican Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett by a 6-to-1 margin in the first half of October and had more cash on hand going into the final weeks of the campaign, according to figures released by the Federal Election Commission.

• Politics

Delaney, aided by Clinton, widened fundraising lead over Bartlett

Democratic challenger John Delaney outraised longtime Republican Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett by a six-to-one margin in the first half of October, and had more cash on hand going into the final weeks of the campaign, according to campaign finance data released late Thursday.